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October 12, 2010

Banksy's Satire On The Simpsons

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The first ever episode of The Simpsons showed a family plunged into poverty by the vagaries of capitalism. When Mr Burns cancels the Christmas bonus, [...]

October 12, 2010

USC Three Card Monty: How Pete Carroll Hustled Us And The NFL

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SATIRE — There are currently 42 players in the NFL that went to the University of Southern California. Obviously, to make the NFL, each player must be a [...]

October 08, 2010

In 'Tamara Drewe,' Social Satire Is Shiny And New

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Were he around for red-carpet duties, Hardy would surely enjoy the social satire in this nimble skewering of the English urboisie, seen here misbehaving [...]

October 08, 2010

Lady GaGa's Net Worth Continues To Grow

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Trust us, bros, your “satire” isn't nearly as funny as you think it is. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY. No yelling. If you're that angry about something [...]

October 12, 2010

How The Pittsburgh Steelers Spent Their Bye Week

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SATIRE — Ah, it's bye week week here in Pittsburgh. A chance for Yinzers everywhere to give their livers a break on Sunday. The Steelers are 3-1, [...]

October 12, 2010

Book Thrown At Obama: No Joke

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Trust us, bros, your “satire” isn't nearly as funny as you think it is. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY. No yelling. If you're that angry about something [...]

October 12, 2010

Article 212: Same Old Satire -

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Taher is the author of Shaklaha Bazet, Captain Misr and many other satirical books. Dabbour has tried to create his own style, but has not always been [...]

October 08, 2010

The UVic Writer's Guide: Satire


Satire arouses laughter or scorn as a means of ridicule and derision, with the avowed intention of correcting human faults. Common targets of satire include [...]

October 12, 2010

New Satire Brings Classic TV Characters In One Place | Raestate


The Airwaves, USA (NYSE) 10 October 2010 With the fall TV schedule 2010-11 debuted a new satirical comedy explores what characters from traditional TV time. [...]

October 09, 2010

In 'Tamara Drewe,' Social Satire Is Shiny And New | Choosen.tv


A former ugly duckling returns in splendid fashion to rural Dorset in this saucy black comedy. A sharp screenplay and a delightful set of deluded characters keep things fresh as Tamara creates chaos, and brings out old grudges, [...]

October 08, 2010

Humor And Satire | How To Be The Cool Kid At Vassar

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I'm severely uncool and I always have been. I got taunted all through third grade for wearing matching velour track suits (way ahead of my time) and having [...]

October 10, 2010

New Satire Brings Together Classic TV Characters In One Place

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Instead, with the 2010-11 Fall TV schedule making its debut, Diekmann's humorous new satire explores what becomes of classic TV characters once they are no [...]

October 09, 2010

Satirical Prep Handbook Offers Ineffective Insight

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"True Prep," the long awaited yet unnecessary sequel to "The Official Preppy Handbook," is not a book I can see anyone lining up to buy. Firstly, cultural satire is no longer constrained to the mediums of books or magazines anymore. The strongest sources of cultural commentary, satire and ridicule are now free websites and blogs. [...]

October 08, 2010

Chinese Mao Impersonators Are Devoid Of Irony, Satire

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In China, the Mao heritage industry is thriving. The former communist ruler's image has shifted from political posters to tea cups and now, increasingly, Mao Zedong doubles reenact episodes of his childhood and political life for theater, film and TV soaps. [...]

October 09, 2010

Indecision Forever | Political Humor, 2010 Election, And Satire Blog

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He's guest blogging his centrist views, but hopes at least Tea-Party-Incredible-Hulk-Candidate gets elected. Lurk in the shadows during a recent a promo [...]

October 08, 2010

Against Satire, Almost | Think Christian

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Like many high school and college students, I was first exposed to the genre of satire (at least with that name) through the classic work “a modest proposal.” It opened for me the idea that a text could be more than it initially appears [...]

October 08, 2010

Oread Daily: IT IS CALLED SATIRE

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I can't believe I have to print this but folks, hey, my intro to the stupid article from the guy in New Zealand on Obama and the FBI raids was SATIRE. AGAIN, I WASN'T SERIOUS. HELLO I cannot believe how many folks didn't get this. [...]

October 08, 2010

It's Satire, You Redneck Ignoramuses, Now Vote For Him! The Home ...


It's satire, you redneck ignoramuses, now vote for him! I think the New Yorker just handed the Right a club to beat B. Hussein Obama with: Those smartypants at the New Yorker think they're making fun of all the exaggerated rumors about [...]

October 12, 2010

'The Dilemma' And The Sudden Dilemma Over Gay Jokes In Hollywood


There’s a maxim in show business that dying is easy, comedy is hard. And in comedy, nothing is harder to gauge than where to draw the fuzzy line between what’s outrageously funny and what’s deeply offensive. The latest film to find itself on the wrong side of the funny fault line is “The Dilemma,” t [...]

October 08, 2010

Satire And Film: Alternatives To Tackling Migrant Rights Issues

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Satirical mastermind Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report,” testified before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security on September 24, sharing his views on what he believes is an important issue, [...]

October 10, 2010

Fox News Discovers Radical Liberal Agenda Of Sports Video Game ...

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Indecision Forever | Political Humor, 2010 Election, and Satire Blog. Friday OCT 8 Home Videos Games and Challenges · October 30 in D.C.. Be there and be scared. It's the only reasonable thing to do. Eugene Mirman [...]

October 09, 2010

Satirical Prep Handbook Offers Ineffective Insight

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Firstly, cultural satire is no longer constrained to the mediums of books or magazines anymore. The strongest sources of cultural commentary, satire and [...]

October 08, 2010

Armed With Satire, German Group Challenges Neo-Nazis

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Clad all in black and wearing red armbands and banners emblazoned with an apple, members chant, "What gives power to the youth? Apple juice! Apple juice!" [...]

October 12, 2010

Slack_academic - Satire Ideas

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Satire Ideas. [info] slack_academic: October 8th, 10:10. "Omnipotent God of the Bible Announces New Privacy Features" "Student Activists Clarify: 'against welfare, not actual war'" "Conservative Lawmakers Propose Sin Tax on Gay [...]

October 08, 2010

Gap PR Fail: Twitter Lets Loose With Fashion Satire TIME | SNS ...

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Daily MailGap PR Fail: Twitter Lets Loose With Fashion SatireTIMESomewhere, an English MFA program is getting ready to offer the course "Introduction to. [...]


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